Does Natural Resource Extraction Mitigate Poverty and Inequality? Evidence from Rural Mexico and a Lacadona Rainforest Community

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dc.creatorLopez-Feldman, Alejandro
dc.creatorMora, Jorge
dc.creatorTaylor, J. Edward
dc.date2017-04-01T20:02:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T08:41:04Z
dc.descriptionThe potential importance of natural resources for the livelihood of poor rural households has long been recognized but seldom quantified and analyzed. In this paper we apply poverty and inequality measures to national and community level data sets to explore the impacts of resource extraction on rural welfare. Our findings suggest that natural resource extraction reduces both income inequality and poverty. Results from a simulation analysis at the community level indicate that poverty may be reduced, in the short-run, by increases in the price of a non-timber forest product
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.190916
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/190916/files/WP06-005.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/190916
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/601573
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/190916
dc.titleDoes Natural Resource Extraction Mitigate Poverty and Inequality? Evidence from Rural Mexico and a Lacadona Rainforest Community
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